More than 6 million people in the U.S. get benefits from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women and Children, commonly known as WIC. But it’s not always easy to […]
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Wolf Administration Highlights Expanded Access To Food Assistance Potentially Benefitting 420,000 Additional Pennsylvanians
“Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Acting Secretary Meg Snead joined anti-hunger advocates from Just Harvest at the City of Pittsburgh’s North Side Farmers Market today to highlight updates to […]
An additional 420,000 Pennsylvanians will qualify for food assistance as of Saturday
“Donna Strejcek works full time doing medical billing from her Pitcairn home, where she’s also raising her teenage grandson. The inflation-driven cost of food recently pushed her to enroll in […]
Local advocates criticize funneling of welfare funds to crisis pregnancy center network
“For the last two decades, Pennsylvania has allocated tens of millions of federal welfare dollars to an anti-abortion group that runs a statewide network of crisis pregnancy centers sometimes using deceptive means to […]
Despite January school closures, it’s unclear when families will get help for missed school meals
“Widespread school closures in January due to COVID-19 related quarantines and staffing shortages have stressed parents, but also brought renewed attention to food assistance programs available for kids when schools […]
‘It was a struggle:’ Some Pennsylvania families are still owed money for last year’s missed meals
“Pennsylvania’s Pandemic-EBT program is supposed to provide money to families to make up for missed school meals during COVID-related school closures. But parents and advocates say the funds still haven’t reached […]
Welfare Enrollment Has Fallen In Pennsylvania During The Pandemic – Why?
“While more Pennsylvanians are seeking help from public assistance programs such as food stamps and Medicaid due to the coronavirus pandemic, that’s not the case for the state’s welfare program – […]
Another $15 billion for food stamps, but poor households find groceries out of reach
“In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress last month approved more than $15 billion for the food stamps program, which provides assistance for 1.8 million low-income Pennsylvanians to purchase […]
Why The Poorest People On Food Stamps Were Left Out Of Coronavirus Aid Package
“More Pennsylvanians will likely need help paying for groceries as the economy remains shutdown due to the coronavirus. But as the pandemic pokes holes in social safety net programs, there […]
Anti-hunger advocates and USDA at odds over increasing food stamp benefits for America’s poorest during pandemic
“As the nation fights the coronavirus, anti-hunger advocates are in a battle of their own with the U.S. Department of Agriculture over food stamp benefits for the poorest Americans….”
